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Gale Warning 654, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688 FZAK51 PAFC 201201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 60 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE EVENING AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW WILL FORM 550 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED AFTERNOON AND BE ABSORBED BY THE COMPLEX LOW WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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416 FZAK51 PAFC 202322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE... SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
493 FZAK51 PAFC 210048 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 120 FOR TYPO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WED MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE... SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
058 FZAK51 PAFC 211148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 976 MB WEAKENS TO 990 MB THU EVENING 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR
965 MB IS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LARGE LOW
COVERS ALMOST THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AND WILL BE SLOWLY WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW AND THEN INTO THE BRISTOL BAY
AREA.
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS WELL ENTRENCHED OVER THE STATE AND DIGS
SOUTHWARD TO NEAR 45N WITH AN UPPER LOW CENTER NEAR 55N 155W. THE JET
STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO STRETCH FROM THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THEN SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
BEFORE TURNING SHARPLY NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. WITH THE
JET STREAM POSITION REMAINING LARGELY UNCHANGED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS THE SECTION OF THE JET JUST SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE
THE FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AT LEAST TWO MORE STRONG LOWS THAT
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS WEEK.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SAME GENERAL STORY ON THE MODELS TODAY. THEY ARE
HANDLING THE MAIN LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WELL THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THE LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TUESDAY AND THEN RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY IS THE ONE THEY ARE ALL STRUGGLING WITH. SOLUTIONS ARE
BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION. THE GFS IS STILL THE FASTEST AND
THE NAM THE SLOWEST BUT THE ECMWF SOLUTION LOOKS TO BE THE MOST
REASONABLE AND IS POSITIONED BETWEEN THESE TWO OTHER MODELS.
OF MORE CONCERN IS THE NEXT LOW WHICH WILL BE ENTERING THE EASTERN
GULF THURSDAY OR FRIDAY ALONG A VERY SIMILAR TRACK TO THE PREVIOUS
ONE. EVEN THE NEWEST 12Z MODEL RUNS SHOW A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE MODELS WITH THE GFS MUCH FASTER AND DEEPER THAN THE ECMWF
OR NAM. AT THIS TIME PREFER THE ECMWF POSITIONING BUT THAT MODEL MAY
BE A LITTLE TOO WEAK ON THE CENTRAL PRESSURE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS
PROMPTED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN ZONE 125. WHILE STREAM
LEVELS ARE NOT NEAR FLOOD STAGE YET THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY RISE
OVERNIGHT AS SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE AREA AND REMAIN
HIGH UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW
SOUTH OF THE GULF TUESDAY THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY THE HEAVIER RAINS LATER IN THE WEEK WILL BE EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LONG TERM FORECAST CONTINUES TO SHOW THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH ENTRENCHED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS MEANS GENERALLY
SHOWERY WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE FOR MOST LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THE
GULF COASTLINE. ALTHOUGH A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BE PRESENT...THE
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTEN WILL KEEP STRONG STORMS MOSTLY
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF OUR DOMAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY 125.
MARINE...GALE 129 140 155 165 170 179 180.
STORM 125.
HURRICANE FORCE 120 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEP 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 20, 11:55 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 20, 1:00 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 20, 3:10 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 22 hr |
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